Fruit-clipper.



G. N. JOHNSON. FRUIT CLIPPER. APPLICATION FILED NOV.17, 1909.

917,609. I Patented Apr. 6 1909.

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STATES CHARLES xns'ron ionxss, or TRAVERSE err iiionieir.

FRUIT-CLIPPER.

' Application filed November T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be 'it'known that I, CnAn'Lns Nns'ron onnson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Traverse City, in the county of Grand Trnrerse and State of Michigan, have invented anew and useful Fruit-Clipper, ol which the following is n specification. I The; present invention relaites to. a clipper designed more particularly for phking cherries and other fruit which grows close together or in clusters, and the object of the inventionis' to provide adevh-e of this kind which is simple in construction, :and also one which can be easil Y operated, and which is- -rapid in action, it. eing so constructed that severn'l cherries -stroke. r

, In the accompanying drawingsw-Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the some. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. '1. The invention consists, broadly speaking, in a pair of superposed, rota-table, circular disks, each having a series of V-shoped notches in its periphery, forming nlplurnlity of cutting blades, and operating hm illes'conneeted to the disks. In the drawings the disks are indiceted by the reference numerals 5 and fi respectivelv. The disksnre pi votnlly connected by a 'hell; 7, or other suitable means. TheV-shaped notches 8 in the peripheiies of the disks, are arranged tol'orni a series-of radially extending blades 9, having a cutting edge on each side, so that the dc vieewill euawhen the either direction.

-'From the disks dies 10 and 11 res Jectively, the former being provided with a thumb-hole 12, and the latthese handles being similar to those of ordina'ryshenis. From the inner edge of the thumb-hole 12 n outwardly, and a similar llnnge i5 pro3e(-ts jacent to these holes, is also suitably curred, in order that they nmy be conveniently grasped and operated without discon'itort.

To the edge ofthe handle .10, oppositetothe handle 11,. is secured at one of its ends Specification (it-Letters Patent.

can be clipped with one disksnre rotated in 5 project operating hnnl ter with a hole 13, for two or more lingers,

guide hinge H projects .from the finger hole 13, and the handle. ed 5 Patented April 6, 1909. 17, mos. Serial No. 463,093.

- movement thereof. Byloea'ting the s rin as herein described, .the clipper enn be c ose to a certain extent to inakef'slightv cuts,

making such slight 'euts the i-sprin'g not 0 necessary. 'Howeyer, when the handles are entirely closed or nearly-so, to out a, thicker stem, the spring engages the flange-15 mm is thus brought into" aotionfto assist the opening movement of the handles At thejunotion of the disk 5' and the handle-10 1 a linger 17, which projects in the direction of the handle 11 and; is engageable'by the outer edge thereof, and serves as -a stop to limit the opening lnoyenient of the handles, by engaging the outer edge ofs'aid handle 1 '1.1

The clipper is operated by vo ening' and closing the handles ,10' end'll, othmove- 'lnents' resulting in a cutting -a.cti'on; By reason of the double cutting ed 08 on the blades 9, and byprovidingn p uralitybf blades, it will he seeifthet the clipper ma be 'thrust into a. cluster of cherries, and all of them clipped of], each pair of blades 'tak-v' 'iug a stem. Inasmuch as the blades extend entirely around the disks, the clipper can be turned sidewise in ench'tdirection into the. clusters of fruit, and it isttherefore rapid in action. The stems-[during the cutting operation, are not bunched together, so that there is no danger of the-fruit being bruised. The blades are blunt at their outer ends, 'as clearly shown inFig. '1', in order. that the opfirator may not be injured in case he should It will be seen, from the foregoing, that -I have provided it fruit clipper which is rapid lend ellicientin act-ion, and whichcan beeasily operated, nud,"by reason of. the siml'plicity of its (mnstruction,[it can he cheaply produced. l Having 'thus descril'ied, my invention,

rwhat Irlnim its new, rind desire to secure, 3 by Letters Patent, is:-l

i pivotnllyconnected disks,'each of saiddisks having a series of cooperating, radially r0- jeeting blades, operating handles projec ing from the disks, a; flat spring connected at 'of the spring being off-set from one side of said handle to clear the other handle, and a 1 projection on the lash-mentioned handle in' i the path of the spring.

without bringingthe'springi'intofaction. ,In v

l. A fruit clipper comprising superposed one end to one of the handles, the free end A l'ruit' clipper comprising superposed pivotally connected disks, each having a series of cooperating radially projecting blades, operatlng handles for the disks, and a finger pro'eeting from one of the handles 5 into the pat of the outer edge of the other handle, to limit the opening movement of said handle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto-affixed my signa ture in the re'sence of two witnesses.

CH LES NESTOR JOHNSON.

\Vitnesses:

OSCAR A. JOHNSON, S. W. SPENGEB. 

